महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-249, verse-3
वपुष्मती वोरगराजकन्या वनेचरी वा क्षणदाचरस्त्री ।
यद्येव राज्ञो वरुणस्य पत्नी यमस्य सोमस्य धनेश्वरस्य ॥३॥
यद्येव राज्ञो वरुणस्य पत्नी यमस्य सोमस्य धनेश्वरस्य ॥३॥
3. vapuṣmatī voragarājakanyā; vanecarī vā kṣaṇadācarastrī ,
yadyeva rājño varuṇasya patnī; yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya.
yadyeva rājño varuṇasya patnī; yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya.
3.
vapuṣmatī vā uragarājakanyā vanecarī vā kṣaṇadācarastrī yadi
eva rājñaḥ varuṇasya patnī yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya
eva rājñaḥ varuṇasya patnī yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya
3.
Or are you an embodied being, or the daughter of the king of serpents, or a forest dweller, or the wife of a night-roaming demon? If that is the case, are you the wife of King Varuna, or of Yama, or of Soma, or of Kubera (Dhaneshwara)?
Words meanings summery:
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- वपुष्मती (vapuṣmatī) - O embodied one (implied vocative) (embodied, having a beautiful body)
- वा (vā) - or
- उरगराजकन्या (uragarājakanyā) - daughter of the king of serpents
- वनेचरी (vanecarī) - a female forest-dweller, a woman roaming the forest
- वा (vā) - or
- क्षणदाचरस्त्री (kṣaṇadācarastrī) - wife of a night-roamer (demon)
- यदि (yadi) - if (that is the case) (if, in case)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just so, only
- राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king
- वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna
- पत्नी (patnī) - wife
- यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama
- सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma
- धनेश्वरस्य (dhaneśvarasya) - of Kubera (Dhaneshwara, the god of wealth) (of Dhaneshwara, of Kubera)
Words meanings and morphology
वपुष्मती (vapuṣmatī) - O embodied one (implied vocative) (embodied, having a beautiful body)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vapuṣmat
vapuṣmat - having a body, embodied, corporeal; beautiful, handsome
Possessive adjective from 'vapus' (body)
Note: Context implies a vocative address ('O embodied one').
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
उरगराजकन्या (uragarājakanyā) - daughter of the king of serpents
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of uragarājakanyā
uragarājakanyā - daughter of the serpent-king
Compound type : tatpurusha (uraga+rāja+kanyā)
- uraga – serpent, snake
noun (masculine) - rāja – king
noun (masculine) - kanyā – daughter, maiden, girl
noun (feminine)
वनेचरी (vanecarī) - a female forest-dweller, a woman roaming the forest
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vanecarī
vanecarī - a female forest-dweller, a woman roaming in the forest
Derived from 'vana' (forest) and root 'car' (to move) with feminine suffix
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+carī)
- vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - carī – one who moves, female attendant, female wanderer
noun (feminine)
Feminine form of 'cara'
Root: car (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
क्षणदाचरस्त्री (kṣaṇadācarastrī) - wife of a night-roamer (demon)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣaṇadācarastrī
kṣaṇadācarastrī - wife of a night-roamer; a female demon
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣaṇadācara+strī)
- kṣaṇadā – night
noun (feminine) - cara – moving, roaming, one who goes; often referring to demons/evil beings when associated with night
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root 'car' (to move)
Root: car (class 1) - strī – woman, wife
noun (feminine)
यदि (yadi) - if (that is the case) (if, in case)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just so, only
(indeclinable)
राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa
varuṇa - Varuna (Vedic deity of cosmic order, ocean, and justice)
पत्नी (patnī) - wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī
patnī - wife, mistress, lady
यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yama
yama - Yama (the god of death and justice)
सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of soma
soma - Soma (a lunar deity; the intoxicating juice of a plant)
धनेश्वरस्य (dhaneśvarasya) - of Kubera (Dhaneshwara, the god of wealth) (of Dhaneshwara, of Kubera)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhaneśvara
dhaneśvara - lord of wealth, Kubera
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+īśvara)
- dhana – wealth, riches, property
noun (neuter) - īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
noun (masculine)